New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-29
THE LEAGUE SEASON BEGUN.
PHILADELPHIA BEATEN BY NETWORK.
CLOSE GAME or BASEBALL AT THE POLO
aRouNps-AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD.

GRoUNDs-AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD.
The weather clerk hardly be thoroughgong oaseoa
enthusiast he he would never have inflicted the
sagreeabe condition OF things upon the metropolis that no
did Yesterday He may situated the top OF the Equa-
BILE Building there has been little equity In his rulings OF
the late The National League season OF 1887
opened formally with due ceremonies al the POLO
Grounds yesterday. Prominent people In social mercantile
ana political life invited to be present. but
the weather dampor over the fondost hopes OF ALL
Of multitude OF $4,000 or 20 OoO people rs e1
pec only about 1000 spectators ran the risks OF storm
and pneumonia and went 10 the grounds TO see the match
The game between the old rival clubs OF NewYork
and Philadelphia and as in past seasons when these
clubs crossed bats the battle was hard-iought
and brilliant throughout Both teams played
thus,asc condition The SewYoks oniba,ted their rivals
and they wnspg Kse pitched
rules no nearly always does under ALMOST any ues Inc
did not lag for an 9,an SagpSs n s%sT
airs before and after the game
Ward basket Of flowers when he went to bat IN
re- Ssss"aaS
Neither side scored in the opening nnng the general hed
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ssss started %s the usually oouIs sii,
one OF his fingers the tme TO third at Gespes out
at first and hit to centre field by Dorgan
Tho to although each side made desperate
attempts their list until the sixth inning when the
scored more run and again forged
ahead There plenty OF applause but was not the same
kind for winning run scored by the home cD
admired the play but dopored the fact that the
run was not by other side Fogafty led of with
hit into left field and scored on Andrewss out
TO Dorgan in far right field.
Ther lead the local players
scored three In the seventh inning The spec
tators went wild In their excitement and yee1 and en-
baced romped around like children In this
inning Richardson batter cent grounder to
Yogarty baseman gathered IL In and then with be-
coming hired the dlmnutvo globe about ten eet
over the basemans head Richardson got around TO third
the Keees out 70 the nme mccarthy
n centre field. Mccarthy roaming all around tho
ground safe TO bat ball on high Tor he was
sure 10 stop with his basketke hands Keefe and
EWING sent to rs on called balls
with threobase hit 10 right Held aud befCrc
the Buinon could unwind his lower limbs and
up the ball. Ward had reached third base and
right field aud Living scored tho final run credited To
NewYoIk =. . A,
The Phiadeiphians nothing daunted went in 10 wrest the
lead from their opponents In their half OF the inning and
although cid accomplish their object they neyerthe
less made one Bunton hit safely and so did Farrar
Fogarty's Bufnt0n home Neither side
The ninth inning begun ani the local
club had and Ewing first base when the UNI
raindrops trekng down his back and out OF cons
Grafton unprotected spectators the iree seats he
called the game. The score was